[628C6l0]

I think this is a little unfair. Tiger parenting is never designed to make the child into some kind of Issac Newton figure. Tiger parents want their children to become financially successful - lawyers, doctors, etc. High-skill workers. The fundamental difference between these professions and say the sciences is that you don't have to come up with anything NEW to be successful. As a thought experiment, you can find a prominent lawyer or doctor and just work towards turning yourself into a literal COPY of that person and if you can really succeed in doing so, you will have made it. By contrast, trying to turn yourself into a literal copy of a living scientist is useless in itself, because there is no guarantee that you will be lucky enough to discover anything new.

Also, let's not forget that sometimes the reason "there is not a clearly delineated pathway to achievement" could well be because the existence of such a thing would disrupt existing social hierarchies.

[glangdale]

The place where I observed a lot of tiger parented people running out of nice standardized road was either (a) at the very most preliminary steps towards research (Honours thesis in the British/Australian system or MSc coursework or masters in the US) or (b) having to independently conjure up project ideas in a company (i.e. moving out of junior development roles).

It's not exactly Isaac Newton territory.

[coldtea]

>I think this is a little unfair. Tiger parenting is never designed to make the child into some kind of Issac Newton figure. Tiger parents want their children to become financially successful - lawyers, doctors, etc.

And why is this their call?

[Sag0Sag0]

Because they are the children's parents?

[rayiner]

Yes, and because most children will sit around and play video games without external motivation.

[coldtea]

Did your parents decide your profession? What's next, arranged marriages?